Semana Santa
From 12 to 18 March: At 19:00 every day there will be a traditional and solemn ‘Septenario’ in the Inmaculada Concepción church. Traditional songs will be sung by the church choir, directed by María Isabel Vallejos Planelles and César Cánovas Girada. The organ will be played by Carmen García Almira.

Cofradias meet
The Cofradias of Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada have met formally, first in Torrevieja and then in Pilar in ceremonies in the run up to Semana Santa (Holy Week). The ceremonies have been accompanied by music, banners and the mayors of the two towns.

Book Signing
The three prize winners of the ‘Short Story in English’ Joy Lennick, Elaine Wareing and Carol Drewery, will be at the annual ‘Book Fair’ on Monday 28 March between 6p.m. and 8.30p.m.in order to sign copies of the book which will be available free of charge to the public.

Alpengold Showband concert for the Norwegian church
Once again the Alpengold Showband demonstrated their versatility as they played recently to a mainly Norwegian audience at their new Church on La Siesta. The main aim of the concert was to assist the church with raising funds.

Vin Diesel Visits 'Ciudad de la Luz'
The “tough guy” of Hollywood, Vin Diesel, known for his roles in movies like “XXX”, “The Fast and the Furious” and “Pitch Black,” visited “Ciudad de la Luz” studios last week along with members of the production team. The all action hero was seen in a black Mercedes heading towards the studio near Alicante.